Baseball America’s Top 500 Prospects –
Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 195 | B-T: R-R | Committed/Drafted: Mississippi
State
Scouting Report: In a down year in Southern California from a
draft perspective, Winn made the decision to transfer from Colorado to Orange
(Calif.) Lutheran High and play in the Trinity League—one of the nation’s best
high school baseball conferences. The move has paid off, as Winn has separated
himself from other Southern California arms and been one of the most consistent
prep righthanders in the country, while also giving himself the opportunity to
play at densely scouted events like the National High School Invitational and
the Boras Classic South. Winn was on scouting directors’ radars long before his
time with Orange Lutheran, however, after impressing at numerous events on the
summer showcase circuit with three pitches, including a fastball reaching the
93-94 mph range and one of the more consistent curveballs in the class. This
spring, Winn has been up to 96 mph with his fastball, which he can spot
effectively to both sides of the plate. His best breaking ball is a plus,
12-to-6 curveball in the mid-70s that has powerful downward action, which he
can spot in the zone or use to expand and create swings and misses. Winn also
added a low-80s slider, seemingly out of nowhere, and while it’s behind the
curveball, it has the makings of another average pitch. Winn is competing with
a deep high school class, but he’s one of the few prep arms who has gotten
better each time out and has had very few looks that raised questions.
Brooks Baseball on Amed
Rosario –
In 2018, compared to how other hitters perform with similar
pitches:
Against Fastballs (306 seen), he has had a very aggressive
approach at the plate (-0.16 c) with an exceptionally high likelihood to swing
and miss (28% whiff/swing).
Against Breaking Pitches (156 seen), he has had a steady
approach at the plate (0.04 c) with an above average likelihood to swing and
miss (36% whiff/swing).
Against Offspeed Pitches (39 seen), he has had a steady
approach at the plate (-0.24 c) with an exceptionally low likelihood to swing
and miss (14% whiff/swing).
Jonathan Mayo’s top 200 Prospects – Biggest risers:
Jackson has one of the better offensive profiles of any prep
middle infielder in this year's class, with the ability to hit for average and
perhaps 15 homers annually. He's solid defensively at short, though some see a
move to second base eventually. Either way, his bat should have him come off
the board in the top three rounds.
We talk about the Mets selling off Jake deGrom and Noah
Syndergard and starting over by obtaining multiple chips for their
services.
The latest team to do this was Miami
and I thought we should take a look at the boat load of minor leaguers they got
for some real good talent with real big contracts:
6-26-17: Traded Adeiny Hechavarria to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received
Ethan Clark (minors) and Braxton Lee.
2018: Ethan
Clark: A+: 2-G, 0.00, 0.80
Braxton
Lee: MLB: .176
7-20-17: Traded David Phelps to the Seattle Mariners. Received Brayan
Hernandez (minors), Pablo Lopez (minors), Brandon Miller (minors) and Lukas
Schiraldi (minors).
2018: Brayan Hernandez: A-: On
DL
Pablo Lopez: AA: 7-ST, 0.24
Brandon
Miller: A: 9-ST, 6.11
Lukas Schiraldi: A+: 16-G, .046
7-28-17: Traded AJ Ramos to the New York Mets. Received Ricardo
Cespedes (minors) and Merandy Gonzalez.
2018: Ricardo Cespedes: Extended Camp
Merandy
Gonzalez: MLB: 6-G, 4.85
12-7-17: Traded Dee Gordon and international bonus slot money to the
Seattle Mariners. Received Robert Dugger (minors), Nick Neidert (minors) and
Chris Torres (minors).
2018: Robert
Dugger: A+/AA: 9-ST, 2.98
Nick Neidert: AA: 9-ST, 3.11
Chris
Torres: Extended Camp
12-17-17: Traded Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees. Received Jose
Devers (minors), Jorge Guzman (minors) and Starlin Castro.
2018: Jose Devers: A: .254
Jorge
Guzman: A+: 6-ST, 2.19
Starlin Castro: MLB: .295
12-14-17: Traded Marcell Ozuna to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Daniel
Castano (minors), Zac Gallen (minors), Sandy Alcantara and Magneuris Sierra.
2018: Daniel Castano: A+: 9-ST,
6.04
Zac Gallen: AAA: 9-ST, 2.94 (PCL)
Sandy Alcantara: AAA: 9-ST,
3.71 (PCL)
Magneuris
Siera: AAA: .244
1-25-18: Traded Christian Yelich to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received
Isan Diaz (minors), Monte Harrison (minors), Jordan Yamamoto (minors) and Lewis
Brinson.
2018: Isan Diaz: AA: .201
Monte
Harrison: AA: .242
Jordan Yamamoto: A+: 2.51
Lewis
Brinson: MLB: .159
So far, there are nine nice chips,
all that are under team control, and an established young star in Castro.
See how this works?
Go See the Two-Seamer
Before It’s Gone –
Additionally, more teams — teams like the Astros, Blue Jays,
and Yankees — seem interested in adding spin instead of subtracting it. The
Pirates represent an outlier for their efforts in targeting and teaching low
spin.
Over the past three years, no team has exceeded a 50%
ground-ball rate, after the Pirates averaged a mark about 50% from 2013 to -15
— the product of a two-seam-heavy philosophy intended to induce grounders into
defensive shifts. While shifts are still popular, teams seem less focused on
trying to create ground balls off the mound.
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Interesting stuff. No time to post further.
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